Africa's Agrarian Crisis : : The Roots of Famine / / ed. by Michael F. Lofchie, Stephen K. Commins.

Examining the roots of Africa's agrarian crisis, the authors look at the structural politico-economic conditions, both external and internal, that have led to continent-wide economic deterioration.

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (225 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • PART 1 GENERAL PERSPECTIVES
  • 1 • Africa's Agricultural Crisis: An Overview
  • 2 • Food Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 3 • The Regulation of Rural Markets in Africa
  • PART 2 CASE STUDIES
  • Introduction
  • 4 • Neglecting the Poor: State Policy Toward the Smallholder in Kenya
  • 5 • Politics and the Food Production Crisis in Tanzania
  • 6 • The Political Economy of Agrarian Regression in Ghana
  • 7 • Peasants and Rural Development in Liberia
  • 8 • Food Deficits and Political Legitimacy: The Case of Morocco
  • PART 3 EXTERNALITIES
  • Introduction
  • 9 • Rural Development and Economic Stabilization: Can They Be Attained Simultaneously ?
  • 10 • Food Aid: Solution, Palliative, or Danger for Africa's Food Crisis'.'
  • African Agricultural Development: A Bibliography of Recent Works
  • Contributors
  • Development Institute
  • Index